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Lockdown has ended, but coronavirus still there: PM Narendra Modi

He noted that people had been getting on with their lives after the lockdown was lifted while economic activities were picking up

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PM Modi said pictures and videos had of late emerged showing that many people had stopped following precautions

Press Trust of India New Delhi
With the onset of the festival season, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made an appeal to people to follow Covid-19 guidelines, saying this was not the time to be careless as the virus was still around and even a small negligence could dampen the festive spirit.
 
In his seventh address to the nation following the Covid-19 outbreak, Modi cited examples of the United States and several European countries to note that coronavirus cases there had seen a sudden and worrisome rise after witnessing a fall, as he cautioned citizens against any laxity until an effective cure was found.

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